GUNDUR CONFERENCE A GRAND SUCCESS

Dear friends,
Sorry for the delayed reply after the Guntur conference. As the conference concluded only on 2.12.2008 and I returned home on 3.12.2008 and immediatly was entangled as usual in our work pressure. Once again kindly excuse me for the delay in mailing to all you people.
Now coming back to business. The special meeting for SAs / SMs was held in the conference venue itself and was conducted by our beloved All India General Secretary of NFPE-P3 (AIPEU Group - C) Mr.K.V.Sridharan. Around 80 System Administrators through out the country participated in the meeting. We had representatives from almost all the States except Orissa, J & K, Rajasthan, Bihar and Delhi. I presided over the meeting as per the unanimous request of the participants. The 80 System Administrators who attended the meeting are the key persons who are organising the System Administrators in their respective Circles and I should personally thank them for making themselves to this meeting inspite of many official chanllenges.
Initially in my speech I covered almost all the problem faced by us in common and expressed our concern WHEN WILL THE DEMAND OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE SETTLED ? Then opportunity was given to one or two System Administrators from each Circle to present their views and also the problems faced by them locally. The highlights of the issues discussed by each Circle is given below:
Andhra : Some of the System Administrators were chargesheeted for not completing the eMO installation in time. The CHQ assured that it will be settled immediatly.
Kerala : The TA bill problem prevailing in their Circle was highlighted.
Karnataka : The Multi-level management exercised on System Administrators by PMG, DPS, SSPO etc. Each officer giving directions to our SAs and they are confused whose orders to obey.
Maharashtra : Recently orders by CPMG fixing 6 years tenure for working as System Administrators. The CHQ assured that it will be reverted at the earliest. Another issue that a UPS was stolen and our SA was chargesheeted and the cost of the UPS is been recovered from our SA. The Genereal Secretary assured that will also be taken and solved at the appropriate levels.
Punjab: Our SAs are performing the duty in addition to looking after MPCM counters and other branches. This problem will also be taken up by the CHQ.
West Bengal : They expressed their concern about the pattern and conduction of TRADE TEST for the absorption of the existing SAs into the new establishment. They were convinced by the CHQ about the importance of TRADE TEST.

The meeting was very professional and the issued focussed by all the System Administrators was assured to be sorted out at the earliest. The commitment shown by the General Secretary Mr.K.V.Sridharan was very remarkable that he remained with us till the conclusion of the meeting which was started at 10pm and ended at 12.30 am (nearly midnight) and after that only he went to have his dinner that too along with a System Administrator of Kerala Mr.Jayakumar who also did not have dinner.
Before the end of the meeting I gave my conclusion speech where I expressed my concern that all the SAs in the country are so frustrated and reacting very emotionally due the additional work being thrusted upon them day by day. I also suggested that we would organise amoung ourselves in front of Dak Bhavan, Delhi for a two days HUNGER FAST STRUGGLE initially and if still our issue was not settled we will organise to go on a INDEFINITE HUNGER FAST STRUGGLE. I requested the General Secretary to fix up a date for both these struggles and obtain formal permission from the Directorate to conduct this struggle in front of Dak Bhavan.

Our General Secretary replied that for both these struggles of the System Administrators an OFFICIAL CALL will be given from the NFPE-P3 union CHQ if the demand is not settled in the forthcoming indefinite strike to be held from 6th January 2009 . The issue of System Administrators will have a very predominant place in demands of the Postal Employees in the forthcoming strike. There is a wide scope that our demand for Separate establishment and Higher Pay scale will be settled by January 2009.
Hence my dear friends our stringent efforts for the past couple years is about to yield results. I know there are still many silent spectators among our friends who just are watching what is happening. For all of them it is my sincere request that join the struggle along the with the mainstream and don't remain separate. By this time you should understand that only collective efforts would yield results. We are not a movie hero who goes alone and fights single handedly with 100 villans and saves the heroine. Please understand the practical reality and have trust on the organisation. ALWAYS ORGANISATION IS SUPREME AND INDIVIDUAL JUST COMES AND GOES INTO THE ORGANISATION. A mighty organisation like NFPE which has 50 odd years of experience is not trusted for solving an issue means then on whom will you trust solve the issue. I accept there are shortcomings in the organisation but it has to be sorted out within the organisation and not taking individual decisions. Shortcomings are bound to occur in any organisation depending on the size of the organisation. Just for the sake of shortcomings don't keep yourself separated from the organisation. Hence my sincere request to all the System Administrators of the country is that please maintain a good and friendly relationship with your local union leaders like your Divisional and Circle Secretaries. It puts me in an very embarassing situation that I receive complaints from the General Secretary that many System Administrators don't have due respect for the local union leaders which ends up in a controversy. I know that some of the local union leaders have their own difficulty in learning to work in computers and that the root cause for that conflict. But anyway please bear with that. Nowadays my System Administrators are becoming very professional and very matured in their approach hence they should be develop this habit of getting adapted to the local situation and try to respect the local union leaders. Please Please Please have good relationship with the local union leaders.
Now our struggle of System Administrators will be held in three phases as follows:

1. INDEFINITE STRIKE - From 6th January 2009

2. 2 days hunger fast in front of DAK BHAVAN, DELHI by all the System Administrators of the country if the issue is not settled settled in the indefinite Strike. The date will be communicated to all by the NFPE-P3 CHQ

3. INDEFINITE HUNGER FAST in front of DAK BHAVAN , DELHI by all the System Administrators of the country if the issue is still not settled. The date for this struggle will also to comminicated to all by the NFPE-P3 CHQ.

Now the time has come to show our action and this is the phase of our ULTIMATE BATTLE. BE PREPARED. JAI HIND.


With due regards

Senthil Kumar
Mobile 9884373390